Ar 234 W.Nr. 140356 or 140326 at Stavanger-Sola?

[Karoband]

Good afternoon,

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If you look closely at the top two photographs, you can see the dark "D" on the nosewheel strut of the winter dazzle Ar 234 that Lt. Cdr. Eric Brown may have flown from Stavanger on 23 September 1945. It is unlikely that this is 8H+DH that was found at Grove as all other examples of 1.(F)/33 Ar 234s have a glossy dark splinter camouflage lacking any white.

If this is F1+DS (red D) of 8./KG 76, then it is the aircraft that Ofw. Anton Drews flew on an operation from Leck on 3 May 1945. Throughout KG 76: Der Chronik des Kampfgeschwaders 76 im Zeitraum 01.01.1944 bis 08.05.1945, Horn consistently identifies Drews' F1+DS as W.Nr. 140326. However, one of the werknummern he gives on page 309 as flying to Stavanger from Leck on 5 May 1945 is 140356 which is consistent with other sources of Ar 234s at Stavanger.

So, my question: Is Brown's Ar 234 "D" W.Nr. 140356 or 140326? or is there some other explanation.

Best regards,

Jim